In Spring 2022, the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) conducted a statewide survey of high school seniors on their college decision-making. A report on the decision-making processes of 4-year college-goers was published previously, illustrating those students' focus on cost, location, and academic reputation in…

General conclusions are that, although resident and commuter students are similar in many respects, there are differences between them. However, commuters are not clearly disadvantaged in any respect. Subgroups of commuters differ more from each other than from resident students, and therefore commuters should be considered a heterogeneous group.…

This study of the UCLA campus develops data which would provide an improved understanding of the differences in ways in which on- or near-campus students as opposed to commuting students tend to vote. Student voting information collected for this study pertained to the November 1972 general election. Data were collected by a questionnaire…

Results of a survey comparing attitudes and levels of satisfaction between resident college students and commuting college students. (GB)

This study of student migration patterns is based on the assumption that an important determinant of change in student migration patterns in recent years has been the increase in the number of two-year colleges. The present study utilizes data which makes possible an analysis of the relationship between student characteristics and their migration…

Examines adjustment factors using College Inventory of Academic Adjustment (Borow, 1951). Results show significant differences in areas of mental health, curricular goals, aspiration, indicating justification for special programs to assist commuter students. Supports previous findings by Stark (1965) and Drasgow (1958). (CJ)

A study regarding student attitudes at a residential campus was partially replicated at a commuter campus. The hypothesis tested was that student attitudes would be unrelated to commuter or residential status. Commuter students typically had a more positive response to their educational experience than did residential students. (Author)

To determine whether the scholastic averages of resident students at York College, Pennsylvania are significantly different from those of commuting students, 200 resident students were compared with 200 commuting students. The groups were randomly selected and matched in terms of sex, college class, marital status, and intelligence. Scholastic…

Summarizes results of four studies on amount of time spent studying and factors related to study time. Overall study time was associated with sex, place of residence, and major selection. (Author)

A student survey at the University of Newcastle had three objectives: to investigate the advantages and disadvantages of current styles of living; to determine the attitudes of students toward alternative styles of living; and to assess a variety of related factors affecting housing such as financial status, distance, and mode of travel. (LBH)

The impact of the residence hall and commuter living situations on a freshman's intellectual and personal growth is studied. The study affirms previous findings that residence hall freshmen develop more rapidly, but the results suggest that other college experience factors beyond the living situation are important in facilitating student…

Focusing on freshmen commuter students and freshmen dormitory students at Johnson and Wales College, general characteristics and academic achievement were measured. General entrance characteristics included student age, College Entrance Examination Board scores and high school rank. Academic achievement was measured in terms of student grades in…

The data suggest that the family's socioeconomic status is significantly related to the decision to be a resident student or a commuting student. Also, the two groups do seem to have different manifest personality needs, especially when socioeconomic factors are taken into consideration. (Author)

Commuting students make up sixty-two percent of the fall 1975 student body and represent the principal source of enrollment growth at UNC-G. The Office of Institutional Research conducted a survey of 2,140 commuter and resident students in the spring of 1975. A stratified random sample was designed so that students in the different undergraduate…